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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.08 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN
OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS AND TO WEAK TREES. NEWLY PLANTED TREES
AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN FLOODING OF PRONE LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

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ROBESON-DILLON-FLORENCE-MARION-WILLIAMSBURG-
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.08 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. SOME DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN
OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS AND TO WEAK TREES. NEWLY PLANTED TREES
AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN FLOODING OF PRONE LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC. THIS
INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF PENDER...NEW HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...
HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.08 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR THE COASTLINE. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 12:15 PM EDT
TODAY AND SOME MINOR OCEAN OVER-WASH IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS TIDE.
THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE 1230 AM
EDT SATURDAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS GEORGETOWN...HORRY...AND
BRUNSWICK COUNTIES WHERE MINOR TO MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS
POSSIBLE. COASTAL FLOODING IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR AT PRONE
LOCATIONS SUCH AS SWASHES...TIDAL CREEKS NEAR THE OCEAN...AND LOW
LYING AREAS ALONG THE BEACH FRONT THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT VULNERABLE
BY BEACH EROSION.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COAST DURING THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS...ALONG WITH
GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE...UP TO 75 MPH ALONG THE COAST...ARE
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST...AND CAPE
FEAR AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING SATURDAY MORNING. IN
THE MEANTIME...SOME WIND DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO WEAK STRUCTURES AND
TREES.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AROUND 5 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT
IN FLOODING OF PRONE LOCATIONS WITH POOR DRAINAGE.

...TORNADOES...

A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA MOVES INTO THE
AREA. THE THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE TRACK...AND TO THE
EAST SIDE OF THE STORM.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER SC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS ON...
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.08 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS BY MID-DAY FOR THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
COASTAL WATERS...AND DURING THE AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS UP TO 75 KT ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
MORNING. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO AROUND 20 FT OFF THE CAPE
FEAR COAST TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

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MARLBORO-DARLINGTON-
717 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
MARLBORO AND DARLINGTON COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...AND IT IS
STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 985 MB OR 29.08 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA
TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...A TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA.
THERE COULD BE SOME MINOR FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN
AREAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 AM EDT.

$$

SRP


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